France · CHâTEAU & PALACE TOURS
The 10 best château & palace tours you can book today, with what each costs, how long it runs and who it suits. Number one is top for a reason, so start there.
Compare Médoc and Saint-Émilion on a small-group Bordeaux wine tour with château visits, tastings, local snacks, and round-trip transport.
“Our tour guide Nina was amazing, couldn't be more helpful and very knowledgeable. We would highly recommend the experience to anyone”
Visit Chambord, Chenonceau, and Cheverny from Paris in one full day, with castle tickets, coach transport, and guide options included.
“Very organized, on-time, comfortable. Good choice of places. Great value for money”
Review of the Versailles walking tour from Paris by train, with a guided garden visit, timed palace entry, costs, tips, and honest drawbacks.
“Our tour guide Toby was very knowledgeable and took us to many of the fountain displays ensuring we saw the ‘dancing waters’ with music accompaniment.”
Explore Château de Chantilly, its art, gardens, and Great Stables with flexible one-day entry from $21.
“A quick skip the line entry into the Chateau as advertised. Very beautiful location worth visiting right as it opens at 10AM!”
Compare two grand French châteaux on a 9-hour trip from Paris, with coach transport, entry tickets, audio tours, gardens, and practical tips.
“Well organized, nice transportation. Great way to visit 2 chateaus on the same day.”
Compare two grand French châteaux on a 9-hour Paris day trip, with coach transport, audio guides, gardens, and independent exploration.
“A no hassle trip. It is self guided but the coach ride was relaxing and they are timely and give you plenty of time to explore and eat. The Chateau Fontainebleau was not crowded and really let you see so much more of chateau life. The Vaux le Vicomte Chateau was also amazing although smaller.”
Taste four Burgundy wines at Château de Pommard, learn about Clos Marey-Monge terroir, and enjoy the gardens in a small one-hour group.
“Easy check in, the Pommard wine tasting host was very friendly and answered all our questions. A very enjoyable first Burgundy experience!”
Tour Château Saint-Georges Côte Pavie near Saint-Émilion for vineyard, cellar, and three-wine tasting in an intimate one-hour visit.
“Mathieu was a great host! Told us about the history of the Château, how the wine is made and of course, the wine tasting. He answered questions we had and was a great storyteller. Highly recommend!”
Review of Bordeaux’s short wine tour, with château visits, 2 to 3 tastings, small groups, transport, value, and practical tips.
“The tour guide, Regis, was good, despite some car trouble. He was very informative and gave us lots of info about the Bordeaux area. However, I did not enjoy the tour at the Chateau. I’ve done tons of wine tours and this was my least favorite. From my understanding, the Chateau is not family owned, but owned by a company, and you can tell the difference. The tour was technologically advanced which took away from the usual experience and appreciation of the winemaking process. A few videos were projected on different surfaces throughout the tour and the tour guide didn’t offer much additional (not even during the tasting). If you…”
Review of Olala Bordeaux’s Saint-Émilion wine tour, with village walks, three château visits, tastings, picnic lunch, price, and practical tips.
“We had a great time on this tour, the guide was very knowledgeable and gave us a lot of information prior to arrival at the wineries. The van was comfortable, we stopped at St Emilion for a short visit and then went to 3 wineries. We had plenty of time on all wineries and had a picnic under the trees close to the vineyard. The wines were great and the staff at the wineries were very friendly.”
Keep browsing
Pick a monument, a cellar or a coastline.
